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All of the members of BTS will serve their mandatory military duties, the Washington Post reports.Big Hit Music, the management company behind the wildly popular K-pop boyband, shared a statement on Monday confirming that the group will serve the South Korean military draft. The oldest member of the group, Jin, is expected to revoke his request to delay military conscription before the end of October. The other six members will follow, and are currently “looking forward to reconvening as a group again around 2025…

At 8,900 feet, First Ascent Coffee in Crested Butte is closer than most coffee businesses to the heavens. Now its handcrafted instant coffee is in space, where it will keep astronauts on the latest NASA mission caffeinated. Sam Higby, a co-owner of First Ascent Coffee Roasters, watched a livestream of Wednesday morning’s launch of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. The crew of two NASA astronauts and one from Japan and one from Russia will spend six months on the International Space Station. “That felt pretty cool for us,…

Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA) has announced Port Freeport as the new major Gulf Coast hub for its future vehicle logistics port operations. It has signed a 20 year lease with the aim of improving vehicle logistics and increasing import capacity to serve 300 US dealers. The new port will be operational early in 2024. Ground will be broken late in 2022. Current VWGoA port operations in Houston and Midlothian (Texas)…

The Siena Photo Awards reliably deliver a most spectacular array of shots and this year’s winners are no exception, from tourists being accosted by polar bears and hippos, to surreal snaps of headless swimmers and Angelina Jolie covered in bees.Now in its eighth year, the Siena International Photo Awards has cemented its place on the crowded photo contest calendar with a variety of impressively creative shots. Spanning the usual spread of categories (Animals, Nature, Architecture, etc.) an expert jury has whittled tens of…

Last Updated: October 01, 2022, 15:32 ISTTesla CEO Elon Musk said that the EV maker’s upcoming Cybertruck will “serve briefly as a boat” that will help in crossing rivers and other water bodies. According to Musk, the objective is for a Cybertruck to be able to traverse the sea between SpaceX’s Starbase and South Padre Island in Texas. “Cybertruck will be waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat, so it can cross rivers, lakes & even seas that aren’t too choppy,” he tweeted. “Needs be able to get from Starbase to…

TeslaThe Tesla Cybertruck was introduced in 2019 as an electric vehicle that would have the functionality of a pick-up truck with the performance of a sports car. However, on Thursday Elon Musk suggested the vehicle will offer even more than that -- and could "briefly" function as a boat.According to Musk, the cybertruck will be "waterproof," allowing it to take journeys across rivers, lakes and "even seas that aren't too choppy."The electric pick-up truck has a unique, geometric design that is unlike any trucks you…

Image: AmazonSoon, you'll be able to use the latest generation of Echo Dot(Ring is another Amazon-owned brand). With Eero Built-in, the company's patented TrueMesh technology is embedded directly into the device. Also: The best Wi-Fi routersBuilt-in enabled Echo devices will be able to add up to 1,000 square feet of coverage to your existing Eero network and support speeds up to 100 Mbps, Amazon said. The tech giant announced the new capability during its Amazon devices event on Wednesday.The technology will be…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Mathematicians often toil in obscurity, and that's likely because few people, apart from fellow mathematicians who share the same sub-specialty, understand what they do. Even when algorithms have practical applications, like helping drivers see approaching cars that the eye can't discern, it's the car manufacturer (or its software developer) that gets the credit.…

Exploring Denver’s beer culture is as easy as pulling up a barstool. As the longtime home of the Great American Beer Festival, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, Oct. 6-8, the Mile High City has earned a deserved reputation as one of the world’s best beer destinations, and it’s not hard to see why. Whether you’re craving a crisp lager, a variety of hoppy options, or something experimental, you’re bound to find it in or near Denver. Use this list of 10 essential breweries to jumpstart your exploration.…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A yearlong study examining ethnic and racial diversity in forensic science has found that the varying disciplines, which frequently work closely with law enforcement, are also generally whiter than the U.S. population it serves. …